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That entire scene between Tohru and Ohana was gold. Never thought watching someone blow on soup could be so erotic

Poor Minchi, not only is she starting to realize Tohru's into Ohana, but she's still screwing up at her job. Too bad she didn't go through with the marker on Ohana's face, but that probably would have pissed off Nako and Tohru and get her fired

Tomoe and the manager teaming up on Jiroumaru and the other guy for trying to get up in Ohana's business, scary combination indeed

Did anyone else get Jigoku Shoujo vibes during the whole Ko scene? Poor guy is now a dead end to her and he doesn't even realize it But he might have a chance in the preview, unless his phone conveniently dies out

Come on, Jiromaru. I believe in you as an author. But both you and Tamaizumi are trying to go with old people as your inspiration, with varying results. Run it through a few more drafts first. As for Ohana, while I do appreciate her "do what must be done" style of thinking, that doesn't mean she should jump to conclusions and try to leave either. I can understand wanting to work when you're sick to the point of being bedridden, well, there are things that must not be done. Shine, Ohana. Shine like you always wanted to - your greatest enemy is yourself.

On one hand, the end of the episode was disturbing for me as it shows Ko disappearing with Ohana crying. On the other hand, its still Ko who she writes to if she needs to get something off her chest, and the preview has her desperately shouting at him asking for help. What to think... XD

And shoo Toru, just be happy with Minchi lol. I knew you were trouble from episode one.

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Yes, I think that's what it's saying. Between choosing Ko and everyone at Kissuiso or Kissuiso itself, she would now choose Kissuiso.

Well, we got trolled since the very beginning. Tooru is definitely falling badly for Ohana fast, though. He got flustered all over the place when he went to visit her, and when he heard she collapsed he was the one that shouted in concern, which Minko noticed throughout the whole episode already that he likes Ohana and is getting extremely jelly. FABULOUS. <3 Tooru and Ohana are just too cute. I love how he was the first one that was extremely serious and concerned about her and immediately started planning what to cook for her.

Not sure what to make of next week's preview, but it ends with Ohana shouting at Ko to help her. I think it'll be a flashback episode about her life before the start of the series when she moves to Kissuiso. It would be a bit boring, imo.

This episode actually confused me though. Like the whole change of the scenes without knowing what's going on, and the dreams she had as well as Minko's. And the shrine girl, what's up with her? Hope we'll know soon in the future. Those small little things sometimes get to bother me.

Pretty much a meh episode with a few weird scene transitions, namely, Ohana suddenly walking around, and into the kitchen then switching back to her, and the dreams etc.

Looks like there will be discussion on a few things, namely, the symbolism of the girl and the fox, and Kou-chan's continued role in this, and of course, Tohru's outright blushing at Ohana (those lips were gorgeous though.)

But he might have a chance in the preview, unless his phone conveniently dies out

Spoiler for ep:

It does not appear that the message has been sent out, as I see it.

This episode was hyped up before it got aired, now I felt I had been trolled majorly. It did not foreshadow any new major conflicts ahead nor has any of the old conflicts (romance, Ohana's relationship with her mom) moved forward or been resolved. This is still a charming episode, but the hype is way overblown.

So I guess the "godly" part Mishida Kel was referring to was just the animation. It was indeed very pretty. However, this episode felt like a typical episode from Aria more than anything. It was peaceful, soothing, lighthearted but nothing over-the-top, but there wasn't anything outstanding that happened apart from:

Spoiler for Regarding Tooru x Ohana:

It's pretty obvious by now that Tooru has hardcore fallen for Ohana

Was expecting some drama given last week's preview, but it turned out to be a bait and switch. Sigh.

I mean, I liked it a lot. The direction of the episode in particular was pretty great, the artwork was (as usual) excellent, and as acejem pointed out this was very Aria like in mood, so I felt pretty relaxed watching it. It's the second episode I liked this week along with AnoHana and rated with 10, so overall I was pretty satisfied after last week where I was at a loss for words with episode 9.

But damn if that wasn't weird. What unfolded here was arguably pretty ... surreal? Yeah, I think it was pretty surreal overall. Really loved it, but this is the second time in a row that Iroha had left me feeling strange.